Insecticidal and repellant activities of Southeast Asia plants towards insect pests: a review

Albariman, N.H. and Sabran, Siti Fatimah and Othman, N.W. and Ishak, N. and Dheyab, A.S. and Anjur, N. (2020) Insecticidal and repellant activities of Southeast Asia plants towards insect pests: a review. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 32 (5). pp. 1026-1032. ISSN 0970-7077

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Abstract

Crops are being damaged by several plant pests. Several strategies have been developed to restrict the damage of cultivated plants by using synthetic pesticides and repellants. However, the use to control these insects is highly discouraged because of their risks on humans. Therefore, several alternatives have been developed from plant extracts to protect crops from plant pests. Accordingly, this review focuses on outlining the insecticidal and repellant activities of Southeast Asia plants towards insect pests. Several extracts of plants from Southeast Asia were investigated to explore their insecticidal and repellant activities. Azadiracha indica (neem) and Piper species were highly considered for their insecticidal and repellant activities compared to other plants. This review also addressed the investigation on extracts of other plant species that were reported to exert insecticidal and repellant activities. Most of the conducted studies have been still in the primarily stage of investigation, lacking a focus on the insecticidal and repellant spectrum and the identification of the active constituents which are responsible for the insecticidal and repellant activity.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Insecticides; Repellants; Pests; Phytochemicals; Southeast Asia.
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) Q Science > QL Zoology > QL360-599.82 Invertebrates > QL461-599.82 Insects
Divisions:	Faculty of Applied Science and Technology > Department of Postgraduate
Depositing User:	Miss Afiqah Faiqah Mohd Hafiz
Date Deposited:	26 Jan 2022 09:10
Last Modified:	26 Jan 2022 09:10
URI:	http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/id/eprint/6149

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